Morphemes
Sub
Under/Beneath
Pre
Before
Over/Above
Super
Life
Bio
If geo means "earth," what does geology mean?
The study of Earth.
Semi
Half/partly
Co
Together
Against/opposite
Anti/contra
Chrom
"I'm a polyglot," said Jeff.
"I'm a monoglot," said Phil.
Is Jeff or Phil more likely to be able to help Sgt. Danson?
Jeff. Poly means "many."
Chrom
Color
Post
After
In front of
Fore
Study of
-ology
John the weatherman said, "I believe this storm system will pass through and miss entirely. What do you think, Mike?"
Mike looked at John and said, "I'm going to contradict you."
Does Mike agree are disagree with John?
Disagree. "Contra" means against or opposite.
Life
-ology
Study of
Many
Multi/poly
Together
Co
When planning ahead for possible emergencies, which of the following would be the best person to listen to? Someone with:
A. Subsight
B. Foresight
C. Hindsight
D. Semisight
B. Foresight. Fore means "in front of" or "previous."
Photo
Light
Omni
All
Light
Photo
All
Omni
Which of the following is the science of measuring the properties of light?
A. Chrometry
B. Contrametry
C. Photometry
D. Postmetry
C. Photometry. Photo means "light."